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Immigration Legal Fees per Type of Case - MAKE A PAYMENT NOW Type of Case Fee USCIS Fee Deferred Action for Young Immigrants (who entered the US Under age 16) Deferred Action Process $ 1,250.00 $495 Deferred Action Complex Process (prior criminal record, $ 2,000.00 $495 (i-812-d) presence outside the US, etc.) Family Residency Petitions (Entire Process) Family visa petition (I-130) in conjunction with adjustment of status (I-485) (if visa is immediately available) $ 3,000.00 $ 535 (i-130) $ 1,140 (i-485) Family visa petition (I-130) in conjunction with adjustment of status (I-485), Complex (entails any complications such as: prior criminal charges, impoper taxes, improper receipt of public benefits, joint sponsorship, etc.) $ 4,000.00 Family visa petition (I-130) in conjunction with consular processing (DS-230) (if visa is immediately available) Family Residency Petitions (Part of the Process) Family visa petition (I-130), if no visa immediately available Family adjustment of status, I-485 (needs to have approved I-130 and a current priority date) Family consular processing (needs to have approved I- 130 and a current priority date) Removal of Conditions Removal of Conditions on Residency (I-751) of spouse joint petition Removal of Conditions on Residency (I-751) of spouse self petition $ 4,200.00 $ 535 (i-130) $ 445 (NVC) $ 220 (GC Fee) $ 1,200.00 $ 535 (i-130) $ 2,500.00 $ 1,140 (i-485) $ 3,000.00 $ 445 (NVC) 220 (GC Fee) $ 2,500.00 $ 595 $ 5,000.00 $ 595

Removal of Conditions on Residency (I-751) for a Minor $ 1,750.00 $ 595 Child (done in conjunction with parent) Employment Residency Petition (Entire Process) LCA/PERM Petition-Petition for Alien Worker ($1,000 $ 4,000.00 LCA and $3,000 initial I-140 preparation) I-140 Petition Filing (for alien worker) $ 2,500.00 $ 700 Employment-based adjustment of status,i-485, done in $ 2,500.00 $ 1,140 (i-485) conjunction with LCA/PERM and I-140 processing EB1 Petition $ 8,000.00 Employment Residency Petition (Part of the Process) Employment-based adjustment of status done $ 3,500.00 independently of the LCA/I-140 processing Visa Processing E Visa Petition $ 8,000.00 L Visa Petition $ 8,000.00 H-1B Visa Petition $ 4,500.00 K-1 Visa Petition $ 3,500.00 O Visa Petition $ 8,000.00 TPS $ 3,000.00 TN Visa Petition $ 4,500.00 P Visa Petition $ 8,000.00 J-1 Visa Waiver $ 8,000.00 Visa Extension $ 1,500.00 U Visa $ 5,000.00 VAWA Green Card $ 5,000.00 Visa Renewals (H, E, O, etc. if we processed the first $ 3,500.00 application) Asylum Asylum Petition (affirmative not in removal $ 4000.00 proceedings) Asylum Petition (in removal proceedings) $ 6,000.00 Derivative Asylum Petition for family (form I-730) $ 1,500.00 Standard Derivative Asylum Petition for family (form I-730) $ 3,000.00 Complex Asylee s Residency Petition (I-485) $ 2,000.00 $ 1,140

Asylee s Residency Petition (I-485) for derivative child $ 1,750.00 $ 750 Naturalization Processing Naturalization Process $ 1,500.00 $ 640 Complex Naturalization Process (prior criminal charges, $ 3,000.00 $ 640 extended presence outside the U.S., etc.) Appeal for Denial of Naturalization (N-336 $ 5,000.00 $ 700 Administrative Appeal) Immigration Court Work/Deportation Appeal to the BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) $5,000 & Up $110 Cancellation of Removal (10 year law) $ 8,000.00 Removal Proceeding or Deportation Representation $ 5,500.00 212(c) Relief $ 6,000.00 Adjustment of Status in Removal Proceedings $ 5,000.00 Motion to Terminate (criminal offenses) in removal $ 7,500.00 proceedings Motion to Reopen Immigration Cases $ 3,500.00 I-601 Waiver in Removal Proceedings $ 7,000.00 Federal Court Work Writ of Mandamus $ 7,500.00 Naturalization Complaint $ 7,500.00 Writ of Habeas Corpus $ 7,500.00 Other Services Waiver of Inadmissibility (I-601) $ 4,500.00 $ 930 Waiver of Inadmissibility in removal proceedings $ 6,500.00 Waiver of Inadmissibility (I-601 A) in conjunction with a $ 5,500.00 Family Residency Petition (I-130) I-102 application for the replacement of I-94 card $ 1,000.00 $ 445 I-90 application for the replacement or renewal of $ 1,750.00 $ 445 green card FOIA Request and Evaluation Fee $ 1,000.00 Case Evaluation fee $500.00- $3,500.00 In certain specific situations, clients may require additional services (i.e. court appearances, revisiting a past criminal record/tax problem, addressing

complications due to inefficiencies/delays or mistakes of third parties or incomplete documentation, additional applications, continuance requests, etc.), which are not included in our service-based as listed in the above chart. The cost for additional services is listed in our Schedule of Additional Services below. To receive a full description of the activities included in our service-based fee for a particular case, please call us at: (704) 575-5225 and we will be happy to provide you with this information. Schedule of Additional Fees for Immigration Cases these are legal and do not include any USCIS filing that may be necessary) Additional work to be performed Fee/each Filing Fees Visa derivatives for relatives (i.e. H-4, O-3, etc.) if filed with primary petitioner $ 1,000.00 plus filing Respond to an RFE (request for additional $ 1,000.00 evidence) from the USCIS Complex Respond to an RFE (request for additional $ 700.00 evidence) from the USCIS Regular Respond to an RFE (request for additional $ 350.00 evidence) from the USCIS Basic Additional Employment Authorization application $ 350.00 plus filing Application for permission to travel document/advanced parole $ 500.0 plus filing Filing a request for a continuance of an $ 350.00 interview scheduled with the USCIS Additional USCIS interview appearance $ 350.00 Additional master calendar hearing $ 350.00 appearance Initial motion to continue hearing because of a $ 350.00 pending application (may be necessary for cases in court) Additional motion to continue hearing $ 350.00 because of a pending application Scheduling Infopass appointment (without appearance) $ 175.00

Scheduling and appearing at Infopass $ 500.00 appointment Gathering documents (from court, government agencies, prior TBD* ($350- $825) attorneys) Re-filing of a case TBD* Business necesity claim $ 1,750.00 FBI/fingerprint processing $ 350.00 plus filing (18+25) Retrieving and analyzing criminal records $ 1,000.00 Translation of documents $ 250.00 per page *TBD (To be determined when needed based on the amount of work required) Whenever possible we try to foresee potential issues on a case and for this reason, it is extremely important to be completely open and detailed with the information you provide our office at your initial consultation, since any information that we learn later in the case can affect not only the cost of your case but also the strategy to be implemented. However, sometimes clients are not completely aware of their immigration situation or of how past issues (i.e. a criminal/tax problem) may affect their case, and therefore may not provide us all the relevant information at the outset, for us to take it into consideration when providing an estimate of all the work involved in the case. In these situations, the intricacies of a case may start to reveal themselves as the case progresses and we will communicate to the client if there is a need for additional work and (see schedule of additional service ). Please bear in mind that any additional required are due before we perform the additional work. We believe that this service-based fee structure simplifies communication about pricing, allowing our clients to better estimate the cost of our representation on their case, as well as to understand in advance, what activities constitute additional work and require additional. If in the middle of a case you decide to change the type of petition you wish to file, the legal for the new type of petition will apply (we will have to do all

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